MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F019.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F019.rap.sound Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 20 Date: 19 hour RUC valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.98,-94.88 Latitude: 35.98 Longitude: -94.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 69 SFC 975 287 21.4 19.9 91 1.5 20.4 187 10 296.6 299.4 294.4 340.4 15.16 2 950 516 19.6 19.0 96 0.6 19.2 195 19 297.1 299.7 294.2 339.6 14.72 3 900 982 18.2 17.3 95 0.9 17.6 210 31 300.2 302.8 294.6 341.0 13.94 4 850 1472 17.1 12.6 75 4.5 14.2 224 31 304.1 306.1 293.4 336.4 10.86 5 800 1987 14.3 10.6 79 3.6 12.0 230 23 306.3 308.2 293.5 336.8 10.12 6 750 2530 10.2 9.5 95 0.7 9.8 220 22 307.7 309.5 293.8 338.0 10.00 7 700 3101 6.2 5.2 93 1.0 5.6 216 24 309.3 310.8 292.7 333.7 7.95 8 650 3704 2.1 -3.4 67 5.5 -0.6 226 29 311.3 312.2 290.5 325.7 4.58 9 600 4344 -3.3 -7.7 72 4.4 -5.2 235 32 312.3 313.0 289.9 323.6 3.57 10 550 5027 -7.5 -8.9 90 1.4 -8.1 234 35 315.1 315.8 290.7 326.5 3.53 11 500 5764 -11.4 -12.5 92 1.0 -11.8 230 38 319.1 319.7 291.4 328.8 2.94 12 450 6564 -16.7 -19.2 81 2.5 -17.4 228 42 322.2 322.6 291.3 328.6 1.86 13 400 7437 -22.9 -26.7 71 3.8 -23.8 231 56 325.2 325.4 291.5 329.0 1.08 14 350 8401 -30.3 -34.7 65 4.5 -30.9 234 58 327.9 328.1 291.7 330.1 0.57 15 300 9478 -38.6 -41.4 75 2.8 -38.8 233 58 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.34 16 250 10703 -48.7 -50.8 79 2.1 -48.8 237 86 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.3 0.14 17 200 12147 -52.7 -74.2 6 21.5 -53.1 246 96 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 13985 -58.0 -82.5 3 24.5 -58.2 254 69 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16457 -69.6 -87.5 6 17.9 -69.6 256 41 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.29 m Freezing level: 630.67 mb = 3951.40 m = 12963.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.60 mb = 3646.59 m = 11963.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.46 % Est. max temperature: 29.84 C = 85.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.76 mb = 472.59 m = 1550.47 ft T: 19.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 14.32 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.67 mb = 1585.81 m = 5202.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.24 C = 84.63 F Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lifted Index: -4.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.52 C Cross Totals Index: 24.04 C K Index: 40.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1427.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 62.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.27 mb = 884.03 m = 2900.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.27 mb = 2470.97 m = 8106.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.27 mb = 11377.23 m = 37326.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1417.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.27 mb = 14180.94 m = 46524.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.3 at 29.5 knts Storm direction: 255.3 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 166.7 neg: -21.9 tot: 144.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.36 Bulk Rich Number: 45.35 Bulk Shear: 31.48 m/s